{"product_id":"intimate-strangers-9781501771316","title":"Intimate Strangers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZooming in on commercial surrogacy in Russia and Ukraine, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntimate Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e addresses market expansion into the intimate spheres of life that play out on women''s bodies as mothers and workers. \u003c\/b\u003eVeronika Siegl follows the inner workings of a surrogacy market marked by secrecy, distrust, and anonymous business relationships. She explores intended mothers'' anxious struggles for a child in light of stigmatized infertility and the aggressive biopolitics of motherhood; the uncertain but pragmatic pathways in and out of fertility clinics as surrogates navigate harsh economic realities and resist being objectified or morally judged; and the powerful role of agents and doctors who have found a profitable niche in nurturing and facilitating other people''s existential hopes. \u003ci\u003eIntimate Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e discusses these issues against the backdrop of ultra-conservatism and moral governance in Russia, the rising international popularity of the Ukrainian surrogacy mark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Biopolitics of Motherhood\u003cbr\u003e 2. Secret Conceptions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Choreographing Surrogacy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Doing It Business-Style\u003cbr\u003e 5. Technologies of Alignment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Laboring with Happiness\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ambivalences of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Afterward\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867347857751,"sku":"9781501771316","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501771316.jpg?v=1722282909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intimate-strangers-9781501771316","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}